Page 10 - Euless ORD 2360 Adopted FY 23-24 Budget

personnel in understaffed areas, facility needs and baseline increases necessary to
continue to provide outstanding services to our citizens.

The City' s has a long history of holding or reducing the tax rate each year since 1994
with the exception of a 1. 250 increase in FY2022 for additional public safety personnel.
In FY2023, the tax rate was reduced by 1. 50 to the current rate of 460. The FY2024
budget is based on reducing this rate to 45.750, a reduction of .250.

Highlights of the proposed budget are detailed below:

The property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year is proposed to decrease . 250
from 460 to 45.750 per $ 100 of assessed valuation.
There are no cuts in programs or services for citizens.
Personnel additions include a School Resource Officer which will be funded by
Hurst -Euless - Bedford Independent School District ( HEB ISD), a Public Service
Officer for the combined jail operation, a Public Works Inspector, an Animal
Control Officer and an Assistant Conference Center Manager currently
employed through contract labor.
In an effort to maintain a skilled workforce and remain competitive, a baseline
salary increases of 3. 5% is proposed for public safety. Additionally, funding has
been included to provide a merit -based increase for non- public safety. A range
will be established based on an expected average of 3. 5%.
The water rate includes a $ 1 increase in the standard base rate, adjusted
proportionately for larger meters, to cover operational cost increases in water
delivery and an increase to the volume rate of 580 per thousand gallons to cover
the pass -through increase from Trinity River Authority ( TRA) in the cost to
purchase water.
The wastewater rate includes a $ 1 increase in the base rate to cover operational
cost increases in wastewater collections and an increase to the volume rate of
460 per thousand gallons to cover the pass -through increase from TRA for the
collection and treatment of the wastewater.
A 500 per thousand gallons rate stabilization rebate is proposed to help offset
some of the increases. This rebate is for residential water customers up to
15, 000 gallons per month.
Other user fees, permit fees and inspection fees are proposed to be adjusted, as
deemed necessary, based on increased costs of service and changes to state
law regarding fee structure.
The Water and Wastewater Operating Fund includes transfers to Capital
Improvement Programs ( CIP) to cash flow infrastructure improvements including
water and wastewater line replacements. The annual commitment for line
replacement is $ 1, 100, 000. An additional $ 2, 000, 000 has been allocated to the
W/ WW Fund Balance for future water and wastewater line replacements and to
cover increased costs due to inflationary pressures.
The General Fund includes a transfer to CIP to cash flow annual street
improvements. This has been increased $ 50, 000 in an effort to keep pace with
inflation and is based on a third -party study of street conditions. The proposed
amount for FY2023- 24 is $ 1, 100, 000. An additional $ 4, 000, 000 has been

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